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This
privacy statement covers the Web site www.realestateexpress.com.
It is the express goal of American School of Real Estate Express,
LLC to demonstrate our commitment to our users’ privacy.
Our postal address is:
American School of Real Estate
Express, LLC
12977 North Forty Drive Suite 214
St. Louis, MO 63141
We can be reached via e-mail at
info@realestateexpress.com
You can reach us by telephone at
866-739-7277.
Information
Collection
American School of Real Estate
Express, LLC is the sole owner of the information collected on
realestateexpress.com. American School of Real Estate Express, LLC collects
information from our users at several different points on our Web site.
Registration
In order to
take courses offered on this Web site, a user must first complete the
registration form. During registration a user is required to give contact
information such as name and email address. We use this information to ensure
that the user receives credit with state licensing agencies for the continuing
education courses completed. American School of Real Estate Express, LLC may
also use this information to contact the user about services on our site. In
order to take our courses, the user must provide unique identifiers (such as
user name and password). A social security number is required, as many states
use this as a real estate license number.
Order
We request
information from the user on our order form. A user must provide contact
information (such as name and email) and financial information (such as credit
card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes
and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an order, the
information is used to contact the user.
Information Use
The information we
collect is used for several purposes. It is used to provide users with
confirmation of and proof of credit for the courses taken on Real Estate
Express. In many instances information is used to confirm completion of the
course(s) with state licensing agencies. The information is also used improve
the content of our Web site and to notify consumers about updates to our Web
site.
From time to time, American
School of Real Estate Express, LLC uses information volunteered by Web site
visitors to deliver email messages regarding special offers on our courses.
Each such message contains a clear link to an opt-out utility. All opt-out
requests are handled in a timely manner.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of
data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Usage of
a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while
on our site. American School of Real Estate Express, LLC sets a single
persistent cookie at the time the user registers on realestateexpress.com. A
persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an
extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following
Internet browser help file directions.
By allowing American School of
Real Estate Express, LLC to set a cookie on users’ computers, users will not
have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on
realestateexpress.com, and will be able to participate in our courses. If users
reject the cookie, they may still use our site. The user, however, may be
limited in some areas.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes
internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider
(ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of
clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movement in the
aggregate and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses and other log file information is not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Third Party Advertising
American School of Real
Estate Express, LLC does not permit third party advertising on
realestateexpress.com.
Information
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose
personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a
court order or legal process served on our Web site.
Third Party Intermediaries
We use a credit card processing company to bill users for American School of
Real Estate Express, LLC courses. This company does not retain, share, store or
use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Information confirming
users’ completion of American
School of Real Estate Express, LLC courses is sent to
the following states, only for users residing in those states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
Business Transitions
In the event American School of Real Estate Express, LLC goes through a
business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or
selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most
instances, be part of the assets transferred.
Communications
from the Site
Special Offers and Updates
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and
username. Established members may occasionally receive information on products,
services, and special deals. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we
present the option to opt out of receiving these types of communications.
Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related
announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for
maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of
these communications, though they can deactivate their American School of Real
Estate Express, LLC account. These communications are not promotional in
nature.
Choice/Opt-out
Users who no longer wish to
receive our promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these
communications by clicking on an opt-out link in all promotional emails. Users
may also unsubscribe from these services, and/or be removed from our database
completely, by sending us an email at the addresses provided above, by sending
a postal mail at the addresses provided above, or by calling us at the
telephone number provided above.
Links
This Web site contains links to
other sites. Please be aware that we, Real Estate Express, are not responsible
for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and
every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Refer a Friend
If a user elects to use our
referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the
friend’s name and email address. American School of Real Estate Express, LLC
will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the
site. American School of Real Estate Express, LLC stores this information for
the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our
referral program. The friend may contact American School of Real Estate
Express, LLC via email at the addresses provided above, by sending us postal
mail at the addresses provided above, or by calling us at the telephone number
provided above to request the removal of this information from our database.
Message
Boards, and Public Forums
Please keep in mind that whenever
you voluntarily disclose personal information online – for example on message
boards or through e-mail – that information can be collected and used by
others. In short, by posting personal information online that is publicly
accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Security
This Web site takes every
precaution to protect our users’ personal information. When users submit
sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both
online and off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information
(such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and transmitted via
a secure server. Our secure socket layer (SSL) software is the industry
standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce
transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information including credit
card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read as the information
travels over the Internet.
American School of Real Estate Express, LLC also does everything in its power
to protect user-information off-line. All of our users’ information – not just
the sensitive information mentioned above – is restricted in our offices. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a
billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to
personally identifiable information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept
up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. On at least an annual basis,
and any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded
about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure that
our users’ information is protected.
Finally, the servers that store
personally identifiable information are in a secure environment.
If users have any questions about
the security at our Web site, users can send an email to
customercare@realestateexpress.com.
Access to Personal Information
Upon request we provide Web site
visitors with access to financial information (e.g., credit card account
information) that we maintain about them, unique identifier information (e.g.,
customer number or password) that we maintain about them, transaction
information (e.g., dates on which customers made purchases, amounts and types
of purchases) that we maintain about them, contact information (e.g., name,
address, phone number) that we maintain about them, as well as a full
description of information that we maintain about them.
Consumers can access this information by sending an e-mail to the above
address, calling us at the above telephone number, or by writing to us at the
above address.
Upon request we offer Web site users the ability to have inaccuracies corrected
in contact information, financial information, unique identifiers and
transaction information.
Consumers can have this information corrected by sending us e-mail at the above
address, calling us at the above telephone number, writing to us at the above
address.
Notification of Changes
If our information practices
change at any time, American School of Real Estate Express, LLC will contact
users whose personal information we maintain, before we use such data for any
new purposes. All such users will be notified of the policy change and provided
a clear and convenient opportunity to opt out of the new practices. The
personal information of users who do not opt out of the new practices will be
subject to the new practices. If users have opted out of all communication with
the site, they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be
used in this new manner.
Users may also prevent their
information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was
originally collected by sending a postal mail to the addresses provided above,
or by calling us at the telephone number provided above.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or
suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at the phone
number, email address, or postal address listed at the top of this page.
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